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Surprised and disappointed that there isn't already a thread on this, now that it is in the news again.
What is your take on Manus Island?
On the one hand I feel that we do need a solution to stop the people smuggling market, and Manus at least has stopped numerous drownings at sea. We should remember the drownings when considering the current plight of these illegal immigrants. Over 1200 died during Labor's dismantling of off-shore processing.
However I'm also not happy with the conditions and also the seemingly open-ended nature of the incarcerations. The government could easily invest more money into the facility so the accommodation is better, and perhaps to speed up the process as well.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/20...lock-train-lines-at-melbourne-cup_a_23268809/
What is your take on Manus Island?
On the one hand I feel that we do need a solution to stop the people smuggling market, and Manus at least has stopped numerous drownings at sea. We should remember the drownings when considering the current plight of these illegal immigrants. Over 1200 died during Labor's dismantling of off-shore processing.
However I'm also not happy with the conditions and also the seemingly open-ended nature of the incarcerations. The government could easily invest more money into the facility so the accommodation is better, and perhaps to speed up the process as well.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/20...lock-train-lines-at-melbourne-cup_a_23268809/
Refugee advocates have hijacked Melbourne Cup day, scaling a crane at Flemington and driving a car onto train tracks leading to the race course in high-profile protests over the treatment of asylum seekers on Manus Island.
Two women, said to be "a qualified rope access technician and a qualified arborist", climbed a large crane at the race course and unfurled large banners reading 'EVACUATE MANUS NOW'.
In pictures shared with HuffPost Australia by the Whistleblowers, Activists and Citizens Alliance, the protesters are shown on the crane over the main concourse at Flemington.